Asad Tarsin

Research Fellow, Zaytuna College;
Author/Founder, Being Muslim Project;
Emergency Physician

[Asad Tarsin @AsadTarsin]

@Really_me_101 @SameerahMunshi As for quote, 17:70: "Verily We have honored the children of Adam (Quranic term for all humanity). We carry them on the land and the sea, and have made provision of good things for them, and have preferred them above many of those whom We created with a marked preferment."

[Asad Tarsin @AsadTarsin]

@Really_me_101 @SameerahMunshi Exactly, "those who disbelieve." I think Christians are very clear about what happens to people who do not accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, does that negate their belief about human dignity? Why the double standard? Religions do set theological boundaries of salvation

[Asad Tarsin @AsadTarsin]

@Really_me_101 @SameerahMunshi God says in the Final Testament (The Quran) that it is God that "endowed all human beings with dignity." For Muslims, God is still the source of human dignity, but as grace, not anthropomorphism.

[Asad Tarsin @AsadTarsin]

@KimIversenShow You don't actually believe this guy was ever Muslim and gave an accurate representation of the faith, do you? As smart as you are, you'll see the plant if you read a second time. As for you conclusion, you would be correct if you added "can" to each statement. Each "can" do such

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[Asad Tarsin @AsadTarsin]

@BinhamidAli Once you understand the narratives, all the particulars start to make sense.

[Asad Tarsin @AsadTarsin]

@osmankhan217 @BinhamidAli You've shifted the topic from my contention, but I'll address it. Perhaps it may be that some folks don't find statements of condemnation effective or worthwhile. Water is wet, etc. If that were the case, could our community tolerate that divergence or is it political heresy?

[Asad Tarsin @AsadTarsin]

@osmankhan217 @BinhamidAli Or one is the foundation of our religion, what makes us an ummah, and leads to eternal consequences, while the other is temporary dunya where we need diversity of thought in order to find solutions? If anything it reveals that religion has been reduced to worldly ideology.

[Asad Tarsin @AsadTarsin]

@BinhamidAli The irony is that theology is agreed upon and unambiguous, while politics is always ijtihad, but they've flipped them.

[Asad Tarsin @AsadTarsin]

@BinhamidAli Some in community will tolerate theological heresy easily, but will excommunicate with impunity for political heresies. Someone can have beliefs that violate immutable tenets of Islam as long as they are pro such and such a cause, but if devout with diff political calculation...

[Asad Tarsin @AsadTarsin]

@ushahzad @arblauvelt Let's do it!

[Asad Tarsin @AsadTarsin]

@jordanbpeterson @netanyahu Being an opportunist who lacks courage is it's own punishment.

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[Asad Tarsin @AsadTarsin]

@McCormickProf @McCormickProf Do you think a joint statement of similar framing by Abrahamic/JudeoChristoIslamic leaders would be feasible or effective? It would be no small feat, I am sure.

[Asad Tarsin @AsadTarsin]

@TweetsByBTS It is a result of a neo-Marxist framing. The only ethic is countering the power dynamic between groups. Since "Karen" benefits from the power of her supposed group affiliation, but "Shaniqua" does not, one is considered acceptable, even praiseworthy, but not the other.

[Asad Tarsin @AsadTarsin]

@AjmalMuhtaj @DrShadeeElmasry Seems like we have shared our positions adequately. Jazākum Allāhu khayr for your concern

[Asad Tarsin @AsadTarsin]

@AjmalMuhtaj @DrShadeeElmasry I'm sorry, would you say that Allah ta'ala is gendered? Surely not. Regarding haal, perhaps we should leave those matters to Allah and concern ourselves with our own states.

[Asad Tarsin @AsadTarsin]

@AjmalMuhtaj @DrShadeeElmasry Hijacked it? It's a clearly appropriate translation and is directly reflected in the translation. Your emphasis on using He for هو is unusual given that's not what it is referring to here. You claimed that Cleary used "it" as a pronoun for Allah ta'ala, but that's not what he did

[Asad Tarsin @AsadTarsin]

@AjmalMuhtaj @DrShadeeElmasry This is from Zamakhshari. I thought I would share it for the benefit of others. "Say, It is God, unique" is consistent with what classical mufassirun said.